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Blood and Brine ETO (id:#66297)
(ECZ Tournament Director's Pack ID: ecz11)   [next]   [previous]
CALAIS, FRANCE 1940-05-25 (14 others)
96: The Crux of Calais (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
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#1: Flemish Flail (Stand at Vinkt)
#2: The Boar's Tusks (Stand at Vinkt)
#3: Elan and Surprise (Stand at Vinkt)
#4: Just Take The Town (Stand at Vinkt)
DB154: Saint-Georges (Dispatches from the Bunker #49)
DB174: Pothus Bridge (Dispatches from the Bunker #54)
Designer: Enrico Catanzaro
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Balance:
GermanBritish
100%

Overview:

In the last days of the siege of Dunkirk, Brigadier Claude Nicholson decided to withdraw to the inner perimeter of Calais, hoping to delay as long as possible, the inevitable fall of the city. Nicholson’s hope, was to gain precious time for the BEF attempting to evacuate Dunkirk. Accordingly, he ordered the bridges separating the southern part of the city from the “Citadel” to be defended, even though this meant leaving a Rifle Brigade on the “wrong” side of the harbour in an exposed position, which was open to attack from three sides. The 10th Panzer Division was ordered by General Heinz Guderian, to take Calais as soon as possible. Before commencing the attack on May 25th, General major Ferdinand Schaal sent his panzers to join those of the 1st Panzer Division, east of the town. This move was to prevent the escape of any troops from Calais, while simultaneously preparing for a major assault. Throughout the 25th, the Germans mounted sustained attacks supported by artillery and dive bombers but they made little progress. After two requests for surrender were refused by General Nicholson, Schaal began to advance again at 7 p.m. This time supported by tanks.
Attacker: German (86. Schützen Regiment, 4. Panzer Brigade, 10. Panzer Division)
Defender: British (2nd/The Rifle Brigade, 3rd RTR)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:11.5
AFVs: A:4
PzKpfw IIF
PzKpfw IIIF
PzKpfw IVD x 2

AFVs: D:3
A13 Mk II x 3

Guns: A:0 D:1
OQF 25mm Hotchkiss

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: Random German air attacks by SSR w D: AS at some point
Map Board(s): 23 20
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2022-12-22(A) Paolo Cariolato vs Federico Corso German winNice scenario,
It ended quite early because my opponent tried to stop my germans up front, I was able to encicle and then destroy 4 squads and all his AT infantry based assets (NMG, MMG and ATR). He rightly throw the towel.
The hotel is pivotal in this scenario, it will eventually fall but the brit must make the german pay for it, Don't be fooled the wire and roadblock are there not to stop german AFV but to provide an hassle to advancing infantry and a wall for defending brits.

My AFV spent the game trying to avoid any shot from british AFV, the penality for losing an AFV is simply too high to risk losing more than one (and one you will lose to the hidden GUN.
My bet was 9 CV but in retrospect it was a bit too high, 7 CV is a more sure course of action with 8 CV if you feel more daring.
2022-12-02(A) Michael Rodgers vs Larry Flaherty German winI bid 7 as the Germans; opponent bid 6. I went for the city hall. Opponent did not defend it as well as he could have.
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Avg Rating: 6.50Votes: 2
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Estimated Play time: 5.8 hours
Recorded Games: 2
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